Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Interlocking Bricks Utilizing Wasted Polyethylene Terephthalate

Abstract Plastic bottles are non-biodegradable material made up of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and takes around 450 years to get decomposed. In Malaysia, near 13.2% of plastics contribute to municipal solid waste, where 2.5% is PET. To reduce the waste, interlocking bricks manufacture by waste...

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Main Authors: Wesam Salah Alaloul, Vivekka Olivia John, Muhammad Ali Musarat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
Subjects:
RSM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40069-020-00399-9